Word: moving
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...upon that comes the news that Greece has repudiated the Anglicized premier and evidently wants a change. We are informed that the move is not anti-Ally, but merely an expression of dissatisfaction with conditions at home. At all events, it is pretty clear that ancient Hellas has had enough of readymade diplomacy and wants to be its own boss from Athens out and not from London or Paris in. But immediately England and France serve notice that they will "not tolerate," King Constantine's return. That it is a grave blow to the allies because it shows the great...
...economic activities largely independent of state control or frontiers. This should be replaced by a consciously organized co-operation of states to indispensable economic ends. He went on to show the intense political instincts and economic factors--centering around nationalism and patriotism--that stood in the way of this move. England, for example, was considering her own protection, her "open seas" policy, in refusing complete Irish independence, which problem was in turn doing much to complicate Anglo-American relations...
...removes all uncertainly about the location of the north magnetic pole of the earth since it indicates always true north and depends upon the rotation of the earth as an astronomical body for its directive force. This is perhaps the latest vindication of the fact that "the earth does move...
...answer to that objection is that no scout is sent out who does not know each player when he sees him. Two Yale scouts watched Saturday's game from the top of the colonnade, knew every player on both teams, and dictated the most minute details of each move to a stenographer-not in the least handicapped by the fact that the Harvard players were unnumbered...
...purpose of this move is not only to provide an enduring memorial for the 127 Field Service men who lost their lives in the war, but to perpetuate among future generations of French and American youth the mutual understanding and fraternity which marked Franco-American relations during the World War. To this end, an organization called the American Field Service Fellowships for French Universities, embracing the former Society for American Fellowships in French Universities, has been established. This organization proposes to award fellowships for advance study in France to students selected from American colleges, university and technical establishments, and occasional...